Recognized the old Master of Suspense instantly from the thumbnail which also reveals just how effective the red fire-glow is on the side of the face in establishing form and also setting mood.

Really love the 'random' texture underneath from the previous work. Funny how the mind insists on reading it as meaningful and belonging to Alfred. Sometimes i worry whether our minds are doing just that with the whole of creation - just reading apparent meaning and order onto what is pure flux and entropy. Lives writ on water.

Oops, i've rambled. Back to topic.

Consummate brushwork. Apparently careless but actually placed with such understanding. Just look at those highlights! And the eyes are masterful. So Hitchcock, yet also mysterious and vaguely menacing as they peer out at us viewers over the slight sneer in the lips. A wonderful portrait, Rachel.

Hi, welcome to my art blog! I post only my own artwork here, which could be anything from cats and other animals to abstract art, portraiture and plein air painting. It's impossible to pick a favorite mode because I enjoy them all, and it changes all the time anyway. One thing I can say with certainty, is painting on location aka plein air painting is the most complex and amazing work I can think of, and my goal is to do more of it because painting from nature is really living.